BAM 1, 036

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P281809.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] _li_ [x ...]
[...] ina _a-esir2 hi-hi_
[...] x _hab szesz illu buluh a_ [...]
[...] _sud2_ ina _a-esir2_ u _zi3-kum hi-hi en? du10-gan_ x [...]
[...] _gar3 mur-mesz_ [...]
[...] _e2-masz_ ba-ba6 sza2 _bal-til[]_ [...]
[...] x _pap im nu tum3_ sza2 _gig_ e2-a# [...]
[... x]-tu4 _tum3 igi-min_-szu2 _du-mesz_ [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — BAM 1, 036. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P281809) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P281809..

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